Couch Potato Nation

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This paper recognizes that childhood obesity affects over fifteen percent of American youth and attempts to analyze the different possible reasons, such as television advertising, sedentary behavior, bad eating habits, socioeconomic status of parents, and apathy.

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"Another interesting factor that appears to affect obesity in children is ethnicity. According to an article in the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, the percentage increase of obese Black and Hispanic children was far greater than that of the percentage increase of White non-Hispanic kids. The best explanation for this is that minority children may be more apt to live a sedentary lifestyle which includes watching television, using computers, playing video games and poor nutrition. This may be a result of a lack of access to after school recreation, sports and other activities which would encourage a healthier lifestyle."

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